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Encounter (2021)

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Encounter

Amazon Studios

Release date: 12/03/2021

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 53%

Directed by

Michael Pearce

Written by

Michael Pearce, Joe Barton

Produced by

Dimitri Doganis, Piers Vellacott, Derrin Schlesinger

Starring

Riz Ahmed as Malik Khan
Octavia Spencer as Hattie
Janina Gavankar as Piya Khan
Rory Cochrane as Shepard West
Lucian-River Chauhan as Jay Khan

Cinematography

Benjamin Kracun

Edited by

Maya Maffioli

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